Arts and Music

• Ferdinand ''Jelly Roll'' Morton (born 1885, died 1941)

  American jazz musician.

  • Pianist and composer known for his stomps and rags (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)

Leadership

• Ferdinand-Edouard Buisson (born 1841, died 1932)

  French educator and human-rights advocate. President of the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme, 1913-26.

  • 1927 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
• Ferdinand F. Fernandez

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Ferdinand Foch (born 1851, died 1929)

  French general.

  • Supreme commander of all Allied armies in 1918 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• Ferdinand V (born 1452, died 1516)

  Hereditary ruler of Aragon, who married Isabella of Castile to unite Spain.

  • King of Spain, 1474-1504 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Science and Philosophy

• Ferdinand Magellan (died 1521)

  Portuguese navigator and explorer. Portuguese name: Fernao de Magalhaes.

  • Led a 1519 expedition to circumnavigate the globe, but died before it returned to Europe (see list of Explorers)
• Ferdinand de Saussure (born 1857, died 1913)

  Swiss Sanskrit scholar.

  • His Cours de Linguistique Generale greatly influenced the development of modern linguistics (see list of Miscellaneous Social Scientists)
• Ferdinand von Zeppelin (born 1838, died 1917)

  German aeronaut and aircraft designer.

  • Designed and manufactured rigid airships (see list of Engineers & Inventors)

The Literary World

• Ferdinand, Prince of Naples
  • He falls in love with the innocent Miranda in The Tempest (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Ferdinand, King of Navarre
  • He and his friends unsuccessfully attempt to forswear romance in Love''s Labor''s Lost (see list of Shakespearean Characters)